Monday, 7 December 2015

Good Reasons to Kill - Chris Rhyss Edwards

Is
there ever a good reason to commit murder? Is there ever enough justification
to take someone’s life? Those are the main questions you should ask yourself
before reading this book. At first, most people would automatically say, “Of
course there would never be reason enough” but by the end of this book you may
think differently. The author devotes each chapter to a different subject, such
as abortion, execution, child rape, etc. He writes about a case and lets the
reader decide for themselves what they would do under the circumstances. One
such case that stayed with me after reading about it in the book involved a
father who found someone raping his five year old daughter and then beat him to
death. Another chapter involved an executioner in Texas and his views about his
job. I found this whole book to be thought provoking and the author sets out
each chapter in an organized and non-judgemental manner. He leaves it up to the
reader to decide what they believe to be right or wrong. The only suggestion
I’d make would be to make the book longer and maybe have more cases in each
chapter. This is solely out of my own selfishness because I enjoyed the book so
much that I wanted more of it. I read the book on my ereader and it formatted
well. The cover was eye catching as was the title. This was an excellent read!